Merlimont
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merlimont (INSEE 62571) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. Population 3,342 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62571-merlimont
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 6,510 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOUX-CHOUX · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · HERMINE ET SIMON). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MARTEL MERLIMONT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DE PHIL A NATH · WAILLY2015 · BCENAT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DES DUNES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE PECHEUR). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (GOURMANDINE · SINADE · TOMATE MOZZARELLA PLAGE · LA BOITE A PATATES). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CELTIC · BURGER FERMIER · LA MARINIERE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE OPALINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAUT HURET, MÉDECIN · MARINE LADON, MÉDECIN · JEROME BERA, MÉDECIN · GAETAN SCREVE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS RAPIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CROCQUET PIERRE DAMIEN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MERLIMONT MAISON DE LA PRESSE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE GYM). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CCV@HOME · CAROLINE COIFFURE · AU TEMPS DES NUANCES · EVIDENCE PLACE DU COIFFEUR). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'ÉPY · CAMPING LES JARDINS DE LA MER · CAMPING CCAS MERLIMONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CHOUX-CHOUX · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · HERMINE ET SIMON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MARTEL MERLIMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | DE PHIL A NATH · WAILLY2015 · BCENAT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DES DUNES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 16 | GOURMANDINE · SINADE · TOMATE MOZZARELLA PLAGE · LA BOITE A PATATES | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CELTIC · BURGER FERMIER · LA MARINIERE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE OPALINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | THIBAUT HURET, MÉDECIN · MARINE LADON, MÉDECIN · JEROME BERA, MÉDECIN · GAETAN SCREVE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS RAPIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CROCQUET PIERRE DAMIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MERLIMONT MAISON DE LA PRESSE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE GYM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CCV@HOME · CAROLINE COIFFURE · AU TEMPS DES NUANCES · EVIDENCE PLACE DU COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DE L'ÉPY · CAMPING LES JARDINS DE LA MER · CAMPING CCAS MERLIMONT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,150 (2012) → 3,342 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,212 (1990) → 3,342 (2023): 51.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,289, of which 67.5 % second homes and 2.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merlimont): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Merlimont): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Merlimont): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Merlimont): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Merlimont): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE-TOUQUET weather station, 6.6 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE-TOUQUET, 6.6 km away at 5 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 910 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RANG-DU-FLIERS, 5 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
474 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 239,500 € — 3,053 € per m² of built surface. [10]
410 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 160,000 € — 3,908 € per m². [10]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62571/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62571/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62571/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62571/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62571
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 461 km SW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 571 km S | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 571 km S | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 1,109 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 17 | 573 km S | 5,092 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Lunaire | 35 | 336 km SW | 2,768 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lunaire | 35 | 336 km SW | 2,768 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 461 km SW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 571 km S | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 571 km S | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 17 | 573 km S | 5,092 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 1,109 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Merlimont's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 7.4 km N | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 3.6 km N | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deauville | 14 | 164 km SW | 3,539 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 18 km N | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chocques | 62 | 68 km E | 2,785 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 97 km E | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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